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Top Gun: Maverick (sequel) now filming
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There are, and plenty are released every year, and many fly under the radar, which is pretty evident when I ask, "Have you seen X/Y/Z?" and many people say "No", but it's the same people who dislike big, blockbuster, "tentpole" movies
These kind of movies are going to be made, because the film industry is a business, first and foremost, so the trick is to let them spend $200M making a sequel, then hope that supports some original film development
A sequel to Top Gun? No, I'd say it's as likely as the movie not having fighter aircraft ...
I know, but I still live in hope that movie makers might introduce (named) rounded (and not necessarily youthful) female characters who can converse intelligently about something other than a love interest for all of - oh - twenty seconds. Even in a movie that features fighter aircraft.
Nice post. I'm amazed how many still believe McDonnell Douglas is alive and producing the Hornet. Any thoughts on the story? He left off as an instructor at Miramar. So he is Commander of an Aggressor Squadron at NAS Fallon and is called/volunteers for combat or a "Top Secret" (Top Gun) mission? Not that I'm into it.
Now that I'd watch!
Though, I STILL don't know why they splashed that F-5 in the beginning of the first movie, "Soviet" markings, or no.<grin> Northrup F-5 has to be one of the prettiest planes we've ever made.
Not sure he'd be happy settling down. He's not going to be happy unless he's going Mach-2 with his hair on fire.
Well, the image of his mother grieving for his father in the first movie might - just might - have had some effect on how he views such things, unless women, like combat, is denominated in trophies.
Well, "Mach 2 with his hair on fire" is fine when you are twenty five. Not sure it is quite as cool a look - or as easy to pull off effortlessly - in your fifties.
Liked the original.
Met both Tom and Val during the original movie filming. Tom was an arrogant prick while Val was pretty cool.
and yes, he is short.
Liked the original.
Met both Tom and Val during the original movie filming. Tom was an arrogant prick while Val was pretty cool.
and yes, he is short.
Not much of a Tom Cruise fan, myself; now, as for Val, (Tombstone, Thunderheart), well, yes, that is a different matter entirely.
That’s what I think could be interesting about this movie. Since Tom Cruise is obviously a vampire and has aged incredibly well, they could realistically cast Maverick as a late-30/early 40 yo and place the setting, say, somewhere between the first two Gulf Wars. Or maybe in the Balkans during the late 90s.
Maybe he’s left Top Gun and returned to command an operational squadron tasked with enforcing the No Fly Zone after the first Gulf War. Lots of realistic combat scenarios to be had there as well as opportunities for character development.
This could be decent. I’d give it a chance and see what it’s about.
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Had to google this, do you mean "Bechdel Test"? This was the only thing that popped up.
Yes, sorry, a typo (sometimes, my doing, sometimes that godawful spell check which automatically alters the spelling a perfectly good word).
Anyway, yes, I did indeed mean the Bechdel test.
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Liked the original.
Met both Tom and Val during the original movie filming. Tom was an arrogant prick while Val was pretty cool.
and yes, he is short.
Which is why I couldn't take him seriously as Jack Reacher and skipped the movies
Have read all the books, and Tom Cruise is NOT Jack Reacher
If they do something of the caliber of Cobra Kai (continuation of the original Karate Kid) I’ll be very very happy, but it’s a difficult thing to pull.
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For the love of God no !
Have him gone wild, living in ‘Nam, possibly doing long monologues. BTW, have his name changed to Kurtz Now, THAT will be a great character development [doublepost=1528314195][/doublepost]
No boobies, no audience.
Just kidding. I also hope that they make something a bit more... intelligent, although I liked the original.
If they could get Tom and Val to do a fully costumed dance number to “Macho Man,” I would see this movie. Maybe on the deck of an aircraft carrier?